Chestnut Hill Local
@TheCHLocal
A “small-town” paper serving the charming and historic neighborhoods of Northwest Philadelphia with news, interest and opinion.
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The Fair Housing Commission (FHC) held a hearing on Jan. 7 to consider the tenant retaliation case filed by Kadi Ashby, president of the Alden Park Tenants Association. chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/fair-h…
Prescribe Outside hosts free programs throughout Philadelphia — including nature-based crafts, hiking, and other outdoor activities — to improve physical and mental health. chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/prescr…
Local couple Mindy Maslin and Sidney Ozer, along with their friend Judi Bernstein-Baker, started a nonprofit called Welcoming Homes to host young immigrants with safe and caring families. chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/new-nw…
POWER Interfaith held a series of press conferences across the city in hopes of pressuring City Council into intensifying efforts to address Philadelphia’s housing affordability crisis. chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/faith-…
Chestnut Hill's Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields is aiding in the resettlement of an Afghan family to Philadelphia. chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/st-mar…
With the recent tragedy of Kada Scott’s body being found behind the abandoned Ada H.H. Lewis Middle School in Germantown, residents’ long-held concerns over vacant city-owned properties have risen to the surface. chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/vacant…
Located just blocks away from Woodmere’s Charles Knox Smith Hall, Maguire Hall offers the institution a chance to display even more of its vast collection of artwork. chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/woodme…
Rep. Dwight Evans is endorsing Ala Stanford, a Germantown native and founder of the Black Doctors Consortium, for Pennsylvania’s 3rd congressional district. chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/ala-st…
Confused about the SEPTA budget crisis? Learn more about how the agency is staying afloat and the potential long-term consequences that may result. chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/capita…
Staff, volunteers, and supporters of the Philly Goat Project mobilized their time and resources to help Ray — a three-legged goat — through months of recovery after amputation. chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/philly…
Woodmere filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking to reclaim $750,000 in grant money that was canceled in March. chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/woodme…
People looking for water recreation today often travel outside Philly. Advocates say our rivers & waterways are safer than they appear. 🎧 @Avi_WA & @KyleBagenstose talk @gridphilly's "Back to the Water" in collab with @TheCHLocal and @delawarecurrent. tinyurl.com/studio2water
The city placed a lien on Alden Park Luxury Apartments due to unpaid charges from a property cleanup in March. chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/city-l…
City Councilmember Cindy Bass told the Local this week that an update on the Germantown YWCA is coming very soon — potentially by the end of the month. chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/bass-s…
Rashida Irvin, owner of Mister Relaxation Spa & Lounge in Germantown, was found fatally shot on Aug. 11. Kyle Irvin, Rashida's husband, has an active arrest warrant for the homicide. chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/busine…
At C. W. Henry, J. S. Jenks, Houston, and Emlen schools, parents express admiration for what happens inside the buildings. But the structures themselves? Falling apart. chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/northw…
Anou Vongbandith, head chef of Das Good Cafe in Germantown, was detained by ICE on July 26. Vongbandith, originally from Laos, has been in the U.S. since he was 5, but never attained citizenship in large part due to a plea bargain he accepted in 2008. chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/das-go…
Northwest Philadelphia neighborhoods are full of buildings with historic protections, but what is the correct way for homeowners to go about making changes to these properties? chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/histor…
The Chestnut Hill Community Association and Friends of the Cresheim Trail are gathering feedback on design features such as picnic areas and walking paths for the restoration of the 11-acre Mermaid Park. chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/mermai…
When the District Council 33 union went on strike July 1, all Philadelphia Free Libraries also shut their doors. However, for plenty of these libraries, being closed was nothing unusual. chestnuthilllocal.com/stories/staffi…
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